Window-curtain hanger.



c. A. KNIGHT.'y WINDOW CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1910.

Patnted Jan. 24, 1911.`

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CHARLES AfKNIGI-IT, 0F NICHOLASVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO K.

C. LOUG-HLIN AND ONE-FOURTH TO SAMUEL D. MYERS, 0F HIGH BRIDGE, KEN- TUCKY.

WINDOW-CURTAIN HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 24 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. limoni', a citizen of the United States, residing at Nicholasville, in the county of Jessamine and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in lVindow-Curtain Hangers, of which the folhm'ingI is a specification.

The present invention provides novel m-eans for attaching window curtains, portires, and kindred draperies to poles, rods or the like, said means being ornamental and at the same time providing for the quick attachment and detachment of the curtain or other drapery without injuring the same as is the case where pins are elnployed.

The invention consists of the novel features, details of construction and combination of parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing, forming a part of the application, Figure l is a rear view of a hanger embodying the invention, showing part of a curtain attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the hanger, a member of the suspending loop being` released and th-e latch thrown aside. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line y-y of Fig. l.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the same reference characters.

The device comprises a rosette or button l, which may be ornamented in any manner according to the desired inish of the article. A suspending loop 2 formed of a strip of spring metal has one member secured to the rosette 1 and its other member 3 to spring away from said rosette when not restrained. The end portions of the members of the suspending loop are bent inward and are toothed, as indicated at 3, to make positive engagement with the curtain, portire, or other drapery 4. When the toothed ends of the members of the suspending loop are brought together with the curtain or drapery 4 between them they are held by suitable means, such as a catch, thereby preventing the movable member of the suspending loop from springing outward. The suspending loop 2 of a size to receive a pole, rod, or like supporting means to which the curtain or drapery is to be attached. lV hen the movable end of the suspending loop is released it springs outward, thereby admitting of the suspending loop being easily `fitted to or removed from the pole or rod without necessitating the displacement of said pole or rod.

.Ihe catch comprises a plate 5 having a hook G at. one end and spaced ears 7 at its opposite end. A pin S is supported at its ends in the ears 7 and receives a latch 9, which is pivoted thereon, the free end of the latch being adapted to engage the hook 6, thereby confining the movable member of the suspending loop. The latch 9 may be ot' any construction and is preferably formed of a length of wire which is doubled upon itself, the terminal portions of the members being formed into eyes through which the pin 8 passes. The latch is of a length to project a short distance beyond the hook G to provide a finger piece for engaging or disengaging the latch from the hook. The plate 5 is placed between the rosette l and the inner member of the susl pending loop and is secured to the rosette 1 by fastenings 10, which pass through the plate 5 and inner member of the suspending loop and enter the rosette 1.

The hanger obviates the necessity of removing the pole or rod from its mountings or of detaching the ornamental ends therefrom in order to apply the suspending loops thereto. lVhen the movable members of the suspending loops are released the hangers may be placed in position by slipping the suspending loops over the pole or rod, after which the curtain or drapery has an edge portion placed between the toothed ends of the members of the suspending loops, said members being pressed together and made secure by turning the latches so as to extend over the movable members and engaging said latches with the hooks 6.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the device which 'I now consider to be the embodiment thereof,

I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as as are within the scope of the claims ap- 5 pended hereto.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

l. A hanger for curtains and like draperies, the same comprising a suspending loop formed of a strip of spring metal doubled upon itself to provide two members and having said members fo-rmed with inwardly eX` tending teeth and a catch fit-ted to one of said members and adapted to engage the other member to hold the ends of the two members when brought together, said catch comprising a base plate having a hook at one end and spaced ears at the opposite end, and a latch havingl pivotal connection with said spaced ears and adapted to engage the hook.

2. A hanger for curtains and like draperies comprising a suspending loop formed of .a strip of spring metal bent upon itself and having the extremities of the members formed with inwardly extending teeth, a rosette secured to one of the members, a platelplaced between said rosette and the member of the suspending loop attached thereto, said plate having a hook at one end and spaced ears at the opposite end, a pin supported by said spaced ears, and a latch mounted upon said pin and adapted to engage the opposite member of the suspending loop and also to engage the before-mentioned hook.

8. The herein described hanger for curtains and like draperies, the same consisting of arosette -or ornamental button, a suspending loop formed of a strip of spring metal bent upon itself and having the terminal portions of its members formed with inwardly extending teeth, a plate secured between the rosette and a member of the suspending loop, said plate having spaced ears at one end and a hook at the opposite end, a latch formed of a length of wire doubled upon itself and having the extremities of its members formed into eyes to receive a pin, said latch being offset near its free end and adapted to engage the hook, and a pin sup-` ported in the spaced ears and passing through the eyes of the latch to pivotally support the latter.

ln testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. KNIGHT.

lVitnesses:

WILL W. ROBERTS,

FRED. L. SEARS. 

